ICSSPE NewsNo.51
September 2007
 
     

Children, Obesity and Exercise

ICSSPE has released its publication “Children, Obesity and Exercise – Prevention, Treatment and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity”, edited by Andrew P. Hills, Neil A. King and Nuala M. Byrne. This publication provides sport, exercise and medicine practitioners with a guide to manage youth obesity and its related issues.
The guide examines:
  • Overweight body composition;
  • Physical activity, growth and development;
  • Psycho-social aspects;
  • Eating behaviours; and
  • Intervention strategies.
The publication is published by Routledge and can also be ordered through the bookshop on the ICSSPE website, www.icsspe.org, Bookshop, Perspectives.





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